AK 'Burnishing Fluid' Question:

Ben, first off, how you doing bro. !!

Ok the AK fluid is basically the Uschi Van Der Rosten fluid. The trick to using the fluid is that you HAVE to clean the tracks first with viniger. Do not use soap and water at all as this will form a barrier which will not let the tracks rust.

You can do one set of large tracks with the one bottle. The fluid does not have a nasty smell like with some products. I did a set of KT tracks with one bottle. Another important thing is that you should place both left and right runs in the fluid at the same time. Use an old tooth brush and gently scrub the tracks to make sure the fluid gets in the nooks. I didn't clean my tracks right so there were some non treated spots. This isn't a prob for because it will be on a dio.

I'll try to get a pic up of the tracks. I had done a video of this but my pc is screwed up and it won't play. Here is a link t the Uschi site. Alex has a video on there on how to use the fluid.

http://www.uschivdr.com/

Hey Ben,check out this link,he gives a nice tutorial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMmgs2_Mcb0

No I do not have any of their  Burnishing Fluid  but I almost have everything else they have.The AK stuff is some of the best on the market. In fact I'm using the AK Heavy Chipping fluid on one of my tanks right now, I'm taking a beark from the model this minute to post another question and I saw this thread.

Their washes and Streaking effects are top of the line, what used to take me hours to make it look the same it now only takes me minutes for the same effect. I've just about got 75% of the stuff they sell and i'm sticking with it.  No I do NOT work for them.

Hey guys,

Thanks for the feedback Tojo, Scratch and Colonel

My Friuls arrived this morning so I'll make a start this afternoon. I've just finished painting the hubs using the Tiger I (Initial) Quickwheel Mask and all is coming on really well.

First off - for the cleaning of the links can I just use normal table vinegar that you put on your chips (sorry, fries)

I assumed that one bottle would do one set of tracks but the instructions are a bit vague and it doesn't say this so I thought I'd ask. I use a set of Friuls every 4-6 months so I'll see how these hold up against my usual blackening stuff that comes in three bottles and treats 2-3 sets of tracks for the same price. The effect it gives isn't perfect though.

AK have given us some amazing stuff now. Some people may argue that the 'old' arts will soon be lost as they now supply stuff for making hairspray style chipping effects and bottled Filters/Washes etc. I'll always make my own washes still as I like to experiment but their range of streaking effects is just amazing! When you have your method of using it sorted out there's no turning back and you'll be making effects that you never thought possible - like the Colonel I must also have about 75% of all their products, their odourless thinners are great for weathering as they aren't 'harsh' and don't stink to high Heaven giving me the mother of all headaches-even when fully ventilated (I don't work for them either btw)!

I'll get these assembled now and then sit down and watch this tutorial video! Thanks for that

WIP update later on my Tiger I blog!

Take care guys,

Ben

Ben the regular vinegar will work , that's what I used. One bottle, one set.. Here is a link to my burnt out JT. The one side I wanted rusted more than the other so I did this one first and it sat longer.

http://modelerssocialclub.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=rustbucket&action=display&thread=360&page=6

I too have everything thing that AK has released and I too don't work for them. I do however help out AK USA at shows and doing demo's.

You would be surprised what you can do with these products.

Cheers guys,

I'm fine with the prepping etc. Rob. I'm after confirmation that it's okay to colour the links prior to assembling them? I don't want to ruin them!